The Sequim boys basketball team’s run in the postseason came to an end with a 68-57 loss to Clover Park on Feb. 17.
The Wolves finish 8-6 and in third place among 2A teams in the Olympic League.
Sequim stayed close with Clover Park until the fourth, going in to the final quarter down just 46-43. The Timberwolves (Clover Park’s new mascot) outscored the Wolves 22-14 in the fourth to pull away.
Sequim was able to stay close despite two of their top players, Vince Carrizosa and Zach Thompson, only combining for five points.
Keenan Green led the Wolves with 20 points, while Cole Smithson scored 14 and Isaiah Moore 12.
The Sequim team improved greatly over the season, getting off to a 5-9 start. The Wolves then won four out of their last five league games, with the only loss to powerhouse North Kitsap.
SHS upends Lindbergh
With its back to the wall, Sequim continued its hot stretch of play with a 66-37 loser-out bi-district boys basketball victory over the Lindbergh Eagles on Feb. 15.
The 10th-seeded Wolves ousted No. 15 seed Lindbergh (6-14) to claim their fifth consecutive victory.
Against the Eagles, Smithson scored eight of his 10 points in the second quarter as the Wolves broke open a tight game to open up a 32-20 halftime advantage.
Carrizosa posted nine of his game-high 15 points in the third as Sequim went up by 23 after three quarters, 53-30.
Green added 11 points, including three 3-pointers, and Thompson and Isaiah Moore each added eight points.
Sequim coach Craig Brooks said his team’s defense stood out all game long.
“Zach Thompson, Cole Smithson and Brett Mote [all stood out on defense],” Brooks said. “They all are great on-ball and off-ball defenders and showed it again tonight.”
Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen / Sequim’s Vince Carrizosa, center, drives past Lindbergh’s Gabriel Thomas (1) for a score in the Wolves’ 66-37 West Central District tournament playoff win on Feb. 15.
Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen / Sequim’s Isaiah Moore (34) looks to pass to teammate Espn Judd as Lindbergh’s John Chuol (22) and Justin Tu (12) defend in a Feb. 15 West Central District tournament game in Sequim. The Wolves’ topped Lindbergh, 66-37.
Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen / Sequim’s Brett Mote, center, looks to pass as he’s pressured by Lindbergh’s Dylan Villez, left, and John Chuol in a Feb. 15 West Central District tournament game.
Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen / Sequim’s Isaiah Moore, left, looks to score as Lindbergh’s Gabriel Thomas defends in a West Central District tournament game on Feb. 15 in Sequim. Moore’s Wolves won, 66-37.
Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen / Lindbergh’s James Huff looks to block a shot by Sequim’s Lars Wiker in Sequim’s 66-37 West Central District playoff win on Feb. 15. Looking on are Sequim’s Cole Smithson, right, and Lindbergh’s Gabriel Thomas.
Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen / Sequim’s Isaiah Moore, center, looks to push the ball upcourt as teammates Brett Mote (22) and Vince Carrizosa (14) follow the play, in a West Central District game against Lindbergh on Feb. 15.
Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen / Sequim guard Zack Thompson, right, drives past Lindbergh’s John Chuol in a Feb. 15 West Central District tournament game. Sequim ended Lindbergh’s season with a 66-37 victory.
